Presumably, rolling out Sheldon Keefe as head coach is the final stage of the Shanaplan, now in its fifth season. He has now fired nearly everyone he has hired near the beginning of the Shanaplan, except for GM Kyle Dubas. You remember the Shanaplan — the scorched earth rebuild of the Toronto Maple Leafs first proposed in January 2015. Who knows what conversations were had, promises made along the way about being the heroes who turn the fabled Maple Leafs around. The world of the Maple Leafs involves promise, disappointment and upheaval on a rotating basis, seemingly regardless of whoever is in charge.

Source: thestar November 21, 2019 16:30 UTC